Nikolay Nikolov (athlete)

Nikolay Nikolov (Bulgarian: Николай Николов; born 15 October 1964, in Beloslav) is a retired Bulgarian pole vaulter. He is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1988 European Indoor Championships.

His personal best jump was 5.72 metres, achieved in July 1991 in Sofia. This ranks him third among Bulgarian pole vaulters, only behind Spas Bukhalov and Atanas Tarev.[1]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
1986 Balkan Games Ljubljana, Yugoslavia 1st 5.60 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 9th 5.35 m
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 7th 5.60 m
European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 6th 5.60 m [2]
World Championships Rome, Italy 5th 5.70 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 5.70 m [3]
1989 Balkan Games Serres, Greece 1st 5.50 m
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 6th 5.60 m [4]
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia — NH
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 8th 5.60 m [5]
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References
  1. All time best Balkan athletes Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - The Athletics Site
  2. 1987 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  3. 1988 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  4. 1990 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  5. 1992 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite



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